Warawut revealed that the Prachinburi Provincial Industry Office is coordinating with local authorities to accelerate oil stain removal and has ordered the seizure of machinery under the Factory Act.
On 12 October 2026, Warawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Industry, disclosed that he had instructed Apirak Amsuriya, Prachinburi Provincial Industry Chief, to investigate an industrial waste factory in Sri Maha Phot District, Prachinburi Province, where chemicals from waste leaked during flooding. According to the Prachinburi Provincial Industry Office, they have been tracking and collecting oil stains leaked with floodwaters from the landfill and recycling factory producing blended fuel oil, Green Environment Technology Co., Ltd., in Hua Wa Subdistrict, Sri Maha Phot District. A vacuum pump system has been installed to extract oil stains floating on the water surface outside the factory area.
Regarding instructions to Pasakorn Chairat, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, to urge the Prachinburi Provincial Industry Office to inspect factories for nominee use or other issues, and to coordinate with other agencies to fully enforce legal procedures for every factory, with immediate closure if violations are confirmed,under the law,the latest update is that the Prachinburi Provincial Industry Office has issued closure notices and orders to seize materials, machinery, and other items under the Factory Act B.E. 2535 (1992) and Hazardous Substances Act B.E. 2535 (1992) against one company, G.K.C. Recycle Co., Ltd.Located inBo Thong Subdistrict, Kabin Buri District, Prachinburi Province, after a multi-agency task force in Prachinburi conducted an inspection of this factory on 10 October 2026 and found multiple violations. Officials from Pollution Control Office Region 7 in Saraburi, Prachinburi Provincial Natural Resources and Environment Office, and Bo Thong Subdistrict Administrative Organization participated in the inspection and closure order.